“Drawing inspiration from the desert and mountains that surround them, D U S T has captured attention for their great sensitivity to material and context. Their designs are lauded for their tactile quality and inherent respect for the site itself. These efforts not only create a meditative space rooted in the landscape, but they also provide answers to the complex question of how architects can build ethically in an era where the effects of climate change are becoming increasingly visible.”

—Rice Design Alliance’s, International Spotlight Award

Horizons

Horizons is a collection of daydreams and speculations from our practice. The present moment’s contributions to our continual investigation into the fundamentally human act of dwelling in a place. It is an ongoing dialogue between humans, nature, culture, climate, material, light, and the promise of the horizon.

Dreaming about…

Hill Country, Texas

Residence adapting an 1800’s historic ranch homestead along the Llano River.

Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Transnational space for art and artists amidst historic Spanish land grant infrastructures

Taos, New Mexico

New residence located on the mesa overlooking the village of Taos and the Rio Grande Valley.

Saudi Arabia

Off grid resort in the mystical landscape of the Arabian Peninsula

Marfa, Texas

New residence located at the eastern edge of town in the windswept High Desert

Galisteo, New Mexico

New residence in the Galisteo Basin Preserve south of Santa Fe situated on a mesa situated between the Sangre De Cristos, Sandias, and the Jemez Mountains

Aruba

50 Room Hotel Master Plan, On the desert island, near Arikok National Park

Patagonia, Arizona

Tucson Audubon’s Paton Center for Hummingbird’s Visitor and Research Center, in the Sonoita Creek Floodway

Joshua Tree, California

Residence, Adjacent to the Mojave Land Trust, near the entrance to Joshua Tree National Park

St. George, Utah

Residence, Located in raw lava fields near Snow Canyon

Tucson, Arizona

Residences in Barrio Historico, Barrio El Hoyo, Sam Hughes, Armory Park, Sabino Canyon, and Molino Canyon, Honeybee Ridge, near Ventana Canyon Historic renovation for Cafe Master Plan for Tucson Waldorf School, with Paul Weiner, Architect, in the Rillito and Finger Rock watersheds

Apache Junction, Arizona

Residence at the base of Superstition mountains

Maui, Hawaii

Residence, Located where the lava flow meets the ocean

Sedona, Arizona

Private Sanctuary, in the bosques and fields on the ancient Wet Beaver Creek

Terlingua, Texas

Small Eco Resort near Big Bend National Park

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